{"product_id":"call-him-mine-9781474610469","title":"Call Him Mine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TELEGRAPH THRILLER OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A wild ride''\u003cb\u003e Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Tough and uncompromising: you''ll be glad you read it'' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hilarious, gripping, poetic. I loved it'' \u003cb\u003eAdrian McKinty, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gripping from beginning to end'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Intoxicating and chilling'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Pacy and exciting'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Vivid and lyrical'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''MacGabhann paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of Mexico, in all its seething, sweltering madness and beauty'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody asked us to look.\u003cbr\u003eEvery day, every since, I still wish we hadn''t.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJaded reporter Andrew and his photographer boyfriend, Carlos, are sick of sifting the dregs of Mexico''s drug war: from cartel massacres to corrupt politicians, they think they''ve seen it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when they find a body even the police are too scared to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wild ride\u003c\/b\u003e. Imagine the film \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesperado\u003c\/i\u003e scripted by Hunter S Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e. Murder and corruption in Mexico; a journalist narrator with a death wish and a thirst for vengeance. Que chingados! * Ian Rankin on twitter *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etough and uncompromising\u003c\/b\u003e debut - \u003cb\u003eyou'll be glad you read it\u003c\/b\u003e. * Lee Child *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epoetic off-the-wall crime story\u003c\/b\u003e set in a delirious Mexican underworld that William Burroughs, Sam Peckinpah \u0026amp; Hunter Thompson would have recognised. I loved it. * Adrian McKinty, author of THE CHAIN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntoxicating \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003echilling\u003c\/b\u003e. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeverish\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003elyrical \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003egripping from beginning to end\u003c\/b\u003e the Irish writer's crime novel is both \u003cb\u003ea searing indictment of corruption and murder in Mexico and a darkly moving gay love story\u003c\/b\u003e as reporter Andrew finds himself out of his depth and out of control as he investigates his lover Carlos's death. * Independent (30 best books for summer 2019) *\u003cbr\u003eStrong stuff... MacGabhann's blend of violent action and \u003cb\u003evivid, even lyrical description\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003cb\u003elaced with dark humour\u003c\/b\u003e and is \u003cb\u003every readable\u003c\/b\u003e. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eOne thing novelists can do more effectively than journalists, perhaps, is to remind us that every killing in Mexico ought to seem as shocking an aberration as a murder in the St Mary Mead vicarage. This is one of the achievements of this debut novel by Tim MacGabhann, an Irish journalist and Mexico resident... Although this is a country in which \"every lamppost on every street wears a peeled lagging of 'Missing' posters'\", the novel is not an epic catalogue of depravity in the manner of Don Winslow's Cartel trilogy; instead, it uses just two murders as a focal point for Mexico's grief and rage... \u003cb\u003ePacy and exciting\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eThe novel is written ... lyrically, with an offbeat humour, which helps defamiliarise a situation to which Western readers have become inured, and communicate its horrors afresh\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArresting\u003c\/b\u003e: it spins a tale of murder and murky deeds, but \u003cb\u003ereally excels in how it seems to capture something essential at the heart of his adopted country\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine \u003c\/i\u003esoars in two regards. First MacGabhann paints a\u003cb\u003en extraordinarily vivid picture of Mexico, in all its seething, sweltering madness and beauty.\u003c\/b\u003e The last time I read a book which placed the reader so firmly and intensely into the heart of a place, it was the 'Fate' and 'Santa Teresa' sections of Roberto Bolano's great \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e: also set in Mexico and, perhaps not coincidentally, also written by an outsider. The second is \u003cb\u003ethe quality of MacGabhann's prose\u003c\/b\u003e. Phrases like '\u003cb\u003ebruised poetry\u003c\/b\u003e' sound glib I know, but it's about the best way I can think of describing \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e... It will be interesting to see where MacGabhann's career goes next. For now, \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea fine start\u003c\/b\u003e. * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudacious and affecting\u003c\/b\u003e. From the first page the reader is immersed in a modern-day Mexico beset by drug cartels and corrupt police forces... Most books succeed or fail based on the sensibilities of their protagonists and the truth of their voices and \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds... In his writing MacGabhann has conjured up a \u003cb\u003evivid sense of place\u003c\/b\u003e... the language of the prose is \u003cb\u003erich and radiant\u003c\/b\u003e... The pacing of the book is breathtakingly fast, but the chapters are so well composed that we never lose sight of the flow or the narrative clarity... This exciting and accomplished novel is \u003cb\u003ea major achievement\u003c\/b\u003e, as \u003cb\u003eMacGabhann displays the grace of Greene, the pace of Hammett, the imagination of Bolano and the darkness of Elroy\u003c\/b\u003e. An exciting new voice in Irish writing. * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntense\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einventive \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003egritty\u003c\/b\u003e. * Attitude *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth a harrowing thriller set in the horrific wilderness of the Mexican drug wars and a moving, gay love story\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003estriking \u003c\/b\u003edebut by a new Irish author \u003cb\u003ehits many buttons and deserves to be singled out for acclaim\u003c\/b\u003e... Both a shimmering tale of feelings and the acute sense of loss, and a journey into the hell of grief and the actuality of Mexico's drug shame, this is \u003cb\u003ea memorable book that has arrived out of the blue, and is all the more welcome for it\u003c\/b\u003e. * Crime Time (Highly Recommended) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis impressive read\u003c\/b\u003e from the Irish writer is a gay love story set against the backdrop of gangland Mexico. Indeed, it \u003cb\u003edoes have everything, including murder, mayhem, and espionage\u003c\/b\u003e as journalist Andrew tries to find out how his boyfriend Carlos met his demise. * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e, realistic rollercoaster of a read from \u003cb\u003ean incredible new talent\u003c\/b\u003e. * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling and bold. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eImagine \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarcos\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with Hunter S. Thompson's \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with Raymond Chandler's \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and you'll begin to have an idea of Tim MacGabhann's \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e debut. A visceral, acid-soaked trip through Mexico's many underworlds, and a heartfelt testament to lost friendship, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e pulls you in by the eyeballs, steals your wallet, tramples on your heartstrings, and somehow leaves you feeling uplifted and alive\u003c\/b\u003e. * Paul Murray, author of SKIPPY DIES and THE MARK AND THE VOID *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eaudacious and ingenious \u003c\/b\u003ecombination of hardcore reporting and genre fiction gives the clearest account and synthesis I've read anywhere of the staggering horror that has befallen contemporary Mexico. If a young journalist really were to investigate the murder in Mexico of another daring journo and justice warrior who was also his lover, this \u003cb\u003eterrifying, riveting, emotionally wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e narrative is a realistic account of how that might go. But \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e gives the reader more than that, because Macgabhann is \u003cb\u003ea writer of gritty poetic genius\u003c\/b\u003e. This is \u003cb\u003ethe wired fevered enthralling Mexico City I live in\u003c\/b\u003e. This is \u003cb\u003ethe most beautiful writing about Mexico in an English-language novel since \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Lowry's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. * Francisco Goldman, author of Say Her Name and The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003egritty \u003c\/b\u003ecrime novel set in Mexico follows reporter Andrew as he investigates the murder of his own boyfriend. \u003cb\u003eBrilliantly plotted, with a strong sense of the vibrant and violent setting\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea must-read for those who were glued to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarcos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSicario\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. * Dead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019) *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eterrific\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etightly-paced\u003c\/b\u003e thriller that \u003cb\u003eutterly transports its reader.\u003c\/b\u003e With beautifully poetic visual description, the tale takes us from the saturated palettes and neon diffusions of Mexico City to the filthily polluted, crime-ravaged regions in the eastern part of the country - land rich with oil and horror... The sense of place, too, is \u003cb\u003eutterly electric\u003c\/b\u003e: with considered, efficient strikes, \u003cb\u003ethe story's sounds, smells, weather and colour diffuse across the narrative\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003ci\u003eCall Him Mine\u003c\/i\u003e has been likened to 'Breaking Bad' and 'Narcos', and the narrative, with its fast-moving combinations of crucial quests, visceral violence and dark humour, is certainly gripping. But central to the trajectory of the plot is Andrew's uncovering of a scoop; though the subject may differ, the text's progress, in this respect, bears some similarity to the 2015 film \u003ci\u003eSpotlight\u003c\/i\u003e. Like \u003ci\u003eSpotlight\u003c\/i\u003e, it is cleverly composed of truths to be uncovered by the protagonist, and truths withheld by him - alluded to, and then gradually revealed in later stages. And like that film, MacGabhann's novel simultaneously informs and celebrates the diligence involved in gathering and disseminating that information: facts those in the highest echelons of power would rather stay deeply buried. * Totally Dublin *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739606135127,"sku":"9781474610469","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474610469.jpg?v=1720052721","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/call-him-mine-9781474610469","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}